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More than those of any living photographer, Sebastiao Salgado's images of the world's poor stand as icons of the human condition. His transforming photographs bestow dignity on the most isolated and neglected, from refugees in the famine-stricken Sahel, to the men who swarm the gold mines of Brazil. Now Saigado goes beyond icons to bring us a photographic revolution of such epic scope that it transcends mere image making. These photographs form an archaeological perspective of the activities that have defined labour from the Iron Age through the Industrial Revolution to the present. This book is the vision of a man with a moral mission: he honours workers of the world with the empathy and drama only he can bring to a photograph, paying homage to those who do manual labour in our increasingly technological society.
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"This book is the photography of humanity."--Gabriel Garcia Marquez
"Salgado unveils the pain, the beauty, and the brutality of the world of work on which everything rests. This is a collection of deep devotion and impressive skill."--Arthur Miller
"Sebastiao Salgado has produced an elaborate, deluxe paean to laborers throughout the world, from tea harvesters in Rwanda to oil-well firefighters and well-cappers in Kuwait...He brings to the composition of photojournalism skills akin to those of the painter Caravaggio. "Workers "offers additional evidence of this mannerist style, which has its photographic roots in the legacy of W. Eugene Smith...There is no denying that Mr. Salgado's photographs command attention."--Andy Grundberg, "The New York Times Book Review"
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"Salgado unveils the pain, the beauty, and the brutality of the world of work on which everything rests. This is a collection of deep devotion and impressive skill."--Arthur Miller
"Sebastiao Salgado has produced an elaborate, deluxe paean to laborers throughout the world, from tea harvesters in Rwanda to oil-well firefighters and well-cappers in Kuwait...He brings to the composition of photojournalism skills akin to those of the painter Caravaggio. "Workers "offers additional evidence of this mannerist style, which has its photographic roots in the legacy of W. Eugene Smith...There is no denying that Mr. Salgado's photographs command attention."--Andy Grundberg, "The New York Times Book Review"
Sebastiao Salgado (born in Aimores, Brazil, 1944) began working as a professional photographer in 1973. Since then, he has published numerous books, held solo shows, received international awards, and along with his wife, Lelia Wanick Salgado, founded Amazonas images, an agency created for his work.
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- PublisherPhaidon Press Ltd
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0714829315
- ISBN 13 9780714829319
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1994 reprint. This hardback copy is in Vg+ condition. Its jacket has three 2-inch tears to the top edge (front cover affected only). Some associated radial creasing. In other respects the jacket looks Vg. "More than those of any living photographer, Sebastiao Salgado's images of the world's poor stand as icons of the human condition. His transforming photographs bestow dignity on the most isolated and neglected, from refugees in the famine-stricken Sahel, to the men who swarm the gold mines of Brazil. Now Saigado goes beyond icons to bring us a photographic revolution of such epic scope that it transcends mere image making. These photographs form an archaeological perspective of the activities that have defined labour from the Iron Age through the Industrial Revolution to the present. This book is the vision of a man with a moral mission: he honours workers of the world with the empathy and drama only he can bring to a photograph, paying homage to those who do manual labour in our increasingly technological society." 15.2 x 1.7 x 21.5 cm. *OVERSEAS SHIPPING NOTE ~ HEAVY-BOOK RATE! EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGES APPLY, AT ACTUAL COST!*. Seller Inventory # 045619
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Book Description 4° Leinen. Leineneinband in Orig.-SU, 34 x 24 cm, SU etwas berieben, eigentlicher Band in absolut sauberen und guten Zustand. Salgados bekannt opulenten und epischen Schwarzweiß-Fotografien dokumentieren Arbeiterschaft und Arbeitswelten Weltweit. Im Mittelpunkt steht dabei wie üblich bei ihm das Individuum, häufig als integraler Bestandteil der überwältigen Arbeitsumwelt oder als dieser fast machtlos und ausgeliefert gegenüberstehend. Faszinierende Perspektiven aus fast allen Kontinenten. Ein Klassiker der modernen Fotografiegeschichte. Stichworte: Sebastiao Salgado, Arbeiter, Arbeitswelt, Fotografie 399 S. Deutsch 3200g. Seller Inventory # 6469
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. SIGNED & INSCRIBED by SALGADO to the previous owner on the half title page. Hardbound w/ Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Book shows evidence of dampstaining to its rear board and the underside of the dust jacket - dampstaining is not present on the interior text block or any other part of the book. Dust Jacket shows minor wear to its edges. Interior pages clean. Binding sound. Includes Caption Booklet. RARE! [ Heavy - Please contact for overseas shipping quote ]. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 71307
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